i have a 96gsr and i had a question about oil pressure on my motor. whats the oil pressure suppose to be at? when my car is at idle, its in between 0- 25, and sometimes would drop eve lower (almost to 0) and then i crusing on the freeway or what not, its usually a little over 50psi. is this normal? a couple of my friends car reads 25psi at idle and about 75 at idle.
im using auto meter electrical oil pressure gauge and so are my friends.

this is the exact gauge im using

 

oil pressure should be around 20psi at idle and around 70 psi after 3k

 

At cold idle (car idled up and cold oil) it should be kicking in at around 75ish. Under normal idle it should be around 17-22 (thickness of oil will play a role on this). Is it possible that the gauge is bad and/or has air in the line? Since it seems to be almost 20psi low over then entire range, it seems more likely that you have an issue with the gauge.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95 integra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">At cold idle (car idled up and cold oil) it should be kicking in at around 75ish. Under normal idle it should be around 17-22 (thickness of oil will play a role on this). Is it possible that the gauge is bad and/or has air in the line? Since it seems to be almost 20psi low over then entire range, it seems more likely that you have an issue with the gauge.</TD></TR></TABLE>
maybe... the neddle kinda of flucuate back and forth a little when im at steady throttle

 

if there is air in the lines, how would i take care of it? getting a new gauge tommorw for free, hope this does the trick

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mmuller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oil pressure should be around 20psi at idle and around 70 psi after 3k</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats where mine is.